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January 2026·Note 22 of 25
Population & StatisticsPIB BriefPublished: 2026-01-20
NITI Aayog SDG India Index & National Multidimensional Poverty
Source: NITI Aayog / PIB
SDG IndexMPIPovertyNITI Aayog
NITI Aayog published the SDG India Index report tracking State progress across the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, alongside updated estimations on Multidimensional Poverty multidimensional deprivation reduction.
| MPI Dimension (Weight 1/3 each) | 12 Specific Indicators Measured |
|---|---|
| Health (1/3) | Nutrition, Child & Adolescent Mortality, Maternal Health |
| Education (1/3) | Years of Schooling, School Attendance |
| Standard of Living (1/3) | Cooking Fuel, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Electricity, Housing, Assets, Bank Account |
- Methodology developed with Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and UNDP, based on Alkire-Foster method.
- Unlike purely income/consumption poverty lines (e.g. Tendulkar, Rangarajan), MPI measures overlapping deprivations.
- A person is multidimensionally poor if deprived in 33.33% (1/3) or more of weighted indicators.
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